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Last week saw volatile yet positive gains within equities. US equities had their best weekly gain in almost four months as earnings season kicked off, writes Ian Slattery. 

Global equities suffered one of their worst months in years in September, as aggressive monetary tightening weighed on investors’ minds, writes Ian Slattery.

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, published the Finance Bill 2022 last week.

Zurich marks 150 year journey from startup to leading global insurer. By reacting constructively to challenges as the modern world emerged, Zurich has evolved into a global business covering more than 210 countries and territories.

From 17th October, and over the next few weeks, we will be writing out to Ulster Bank and KBC Bank customers asking them to provide us with their updated bank details.

In this investment podcast recorded on October 10th 2022, we speak about recent market movements and Zurich Investments current positioning and outlook. This month we also take a look at the benefits of holding sovereign bonds in your investment portfolio. All the information contained in this podcast was accurate at the time of recording.

Last week saw the US consumer price index come in higher than expected with core inflation rising 6.6% for September, faster than the 6.3% rate in August, writes Ian Slattery. 
Zurich employees took time out of work to volunteer for two big beach clean events organised by Clean Coasts.

In the nine months since we launched our Income Protection product to the market, we have been delighted with such a huge response, positive feedback and the sales we have achieved in such a short space of time.

US equities rose from an almost two-year low on Monday and Tuesday, with the S&P 500 rising 5.6%, its best two-day move since 2020, writes Ian Slattery. 

To officially mark Zurich’s partnership with Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI), Barry Sheridan, CEO of DSI and the DSI fundraising team were welcomed to the Zurich office in Blackrock.

Last week’s most prominent development was undoubtedly the fallout from the announcement of the new UK government’s mini budget growth plan the previous Friday, writes Ian Slattery.